SCHOLASTIC ROUNDUP

Lehighton and Northern Lehigh pulled out softball wins over the weekend to highlight our scholastic action.BASEBALLPleasant Valley-ParklandIn a battle of defense and pitching, Parkland used some timely hits to bring in enough runs to plate a 4-0 shutout win over Pleasant Valley.Chris Rabasco had a great game for the Trojans, as he had two hits, three RBIs, and scored a run to lead the winners. Justin Afflerbach added a hit and an RBI, while Zach Merkle scored twice in the winning effort.For Pleasant Valley (4-7 overall, 4-4), Travis VanHouten, Nicholas Domenici and Thomas Aruta all contributed hits in the loss.Pleas. Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 3 2Parkland 100 120 x - 4 3 0Borger and Shank; Higgins, McAndrew (7) and Merkle. WP - Higgins, LP - Borger.Weatherly-NativityThe Hilltoppers scored four runs in the third and added single runs in the next two innings for a 6-2 win over the Wreckers in a Schuylkill League Division II contest.Jeff Yordy went 2-for-3 with a double, single and RBI for the Hilltoppers..Lucas Figas struck out seven batters despite the loss for the Wreckers (1-12, 0-10).Weatherly 100 001 0 - 2 3 2Nativity 004 110 x - 6 8 1Figas and Maiello;p McGovern, Yordy (7) and Foster. WP - Yordy. LP - Figas.Mt. Carmel-Jim ThorpeThe Red Tornadoes exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning and handed the Olympians a 11-1 setback in six innings of a non-league game.Despite the loss, Bryce Micciche had two hits with a double for Jim Thorpe.Mt. Carmel 001 181 - 11 8 2Jim Thorpe 010 000 - 1 4 5Williams, Wasilewski (5) and Joraskie; McCullough, McElmoyle (5) and Steigerwalt, Everitt (3). WP - Williams; LP - McCullough.Panther Vy.-MinersvilleThe Battlin' Miners scored five runs in the fifth to pull away for a 9-2 win over the Panthers in a non-league contest.Lukas Heffron's two-run homer ignited the big fifth. Aaron Frantz also added two hits and three RBIs for the Miners.Luke Stano had two hits and one RBI for the Panthers.Panther Vy. 020 000 0 - 2 6 2Minersville 210 150 x - 9 12 3Kusko, Goida (5) and Buss; Brown and Heffron. WP - Brown. LP - Kusko.SOFTBALLPleas. Vy-LibertyLiberty used a surging offense to jump on Pleasant Valley, winning 11-4.Emily Cecchini had a second-inning grand slam to blow open the game and finished the day with six total RBIs. Allison Kundrik also had a homer later, with two RBIs and a run scored, while Debra Renner was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Nicole Iasiello was also 2-for-4.For the Bears (8-3 overall, 7-0 MVC), Kelsey Mivzak led the way with a double and three RBIs on the day, while Jordan Meckes had a double and scored twice.Liberty improves to 9-2 on the season.Liberty 240 111 2 - 11 13 0Pleasant Vy. 100 003 0 - 4 4 2Renner and Maler; Griesback and Hill. WP - Renner, LP - Griesback. HR: L - Cecchini (2nd, three on), Kundrik (1st, one on).Williams Vy.-Jim ThorpeWilliams Valley proved to be too much for Jim Thorpe, as they raced out to an early lead and took a 22-0 victory over Jim Thorpe.Tianna Yanoscak had two home runs, while teammate Kylie Doyle added one round-tripper to help the Vikings continue their great season.Jim Thorpe 000 - 0 0 5Williams Vy. (13) 72 - 22 14 0Hoherchak, Day (1), Holloway and Kehrli; Yanoscar and Kreiser. WP - Yanoscar, LP - Hoherchak.No. Lehigh-PM WestThe Lady Bulldogs scored 10 runs in the top of the first and never looked back in picking up a 18-1 non-league win over the Panthers.Gomez had a two-run homer in the first inning to help No. Lehigh get off on the right foot.Thomas was the winning pitcher.No. Lehigh (10) 08 - 18 13 0PM West 100 - 1 2 3NL, Thomas and Hargreaves; PMW, Perch and Gomez. WP - Thomas. LP - Perch. HR - NL: Gomez (1st inning, 2 on).Lehighton-Panther Vy.Lehighton used some strong hitting and six Panther Valley errors, to take a 12-2, five-inning win.The Indians got a big day from winning pitcher Allison Armbruster. Armbruster struck out eight and walked three en route to the mound win while also adding a hit and two RBIs.Joclyn Hunsicker led the Lehighton offense with a double, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI. Also contributing for the Indians were Hannah Gilbert (two hits, two runs scored); Cammi Nalesnik (a double and an RBI); and Kelsey Andrews (a triple, a run scored, and an RBI).For Panther Valley, Desiree McGarrity, Jessica Bauder and Alexandra Rodriguez all had hits.Lehighton 330 33 - 12 7 0Panther Vy. 020 00 - 2 3 6Armbruster and Andrews; Maturana, Beers (5) and Rodriguez. WP - Armbruster, LP - Maturana. HR - Hunsicker (1st, two on)Bangor-PalmertonThe Slaters handed the Lady Bombers a 15-4 Colonial loss at Patriots Park in Allentown over the weekend.No other information was provided.TENNISMMI Prep-Jim ThorpeFreeland MMI Prep swept through the singles matches to take a non-league tennis win over Jim Thorpe, 4-1.The sole victory for the Olympians came from the number one doubles tandem of Austin Faylor and Brandon Huffman, as they pulled out a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 straight-set win.With the loss, Thorpe drops to 1-14.Freeland MMI 4, Jim Thorpe 1SINGLESNick Vilor (F) def. Matt Miller 6-1, 6-1; Billy Spear (F) def. Luke Eggert 6-2, 6-0; Jonathan Smith (F) def. Roman Raytsis 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESAustin Faylor/Brandon Huffman (JT) def. Lew Dryfoos/Mikeal Eisenhart 7-6 (1), 6-3; Evan Spear/Doug Genetti (F) def. Shane Varano/Luke Carter 6-4, 6-0.Palmerton-No. Dame GPNotre Dame of Green Pond showed its strengths, by sweeping through Palmerton, 5-0.Sal Melo and Brittany Fronheiser went the distance in a pro set at number two doubles for the closest outcome for the Blue Bombers.No. Dame GP 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESFran Mowery (ND) def. Seth Andress 6-0, 6-0; Saul Zhang (ND) def. Jordan Cressman 6-0, 6-2; Dan Gallagher (ND) def. Jacob Brown 6-1, 6-1.DOUBLESTim Gallagher/Matt Hidalgo (ND) def. Ryan Roberts/Margaret Ermlick 6-0, 6-0; Shyam Mehta/Anthony Melker (ND) def. Brittany Fronheiser/Sal Melo 8-7 (6) (pro).